exchange

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #2354

Meanings

1

verb
To give something and receive something else in return.

They exchanged phone numbers before saying goodbye.
2

noun
The act of giving one thing and getting another in return.

She gave him her bike in exchange for his guitar.
3

noun
A short conversation, often an angry or unpleasant one.

There was a heated exchange between the two drivers.
4

noun
A place where shares, currencies, or goods are bought and sold.

Share prices fell sharply on the stock exchange today.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the act of giving one thing... interchange

More barter swapwrixle

Word family

Forms exchangedexchangesexchanging

Derived forms amnioexchangeanexdeuteroexchangeexchangeabilityexchangeableexchangeeexchangelessexchangerforexheteroexchangeinterexchangemisexchange

Common collocations

Etymology

From Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, Old French eschanger, from the Old French verb eschangier, eschanger (whence modern French échanger), from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Gradually displaced native Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”) and its descendants, wrixle being one of them.

eschaungen Middle English eschaungier xno eschanger Old French *excambiō la-vul ex Latin cambiō la-lat

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Topics

Actions & Processes

# exchange

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ɛksˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ
**Frequency rank:** 2354

## Meanings
1. To give something and receive something else in return.
2. The act of giving one thing and getting another in return.
3. A short conversation, often an angry or unpleasant one.
4. A place where shares, currencies, or goods are bought and sold.

## Examples
- They exchanged phone numbers before saying goodbye.
- She gave him her bike in exchange for his guitar.
- There was a heated exchange between the two drivers.
- Share prices fell sharply on the stock exchange today.

## Synonyms
- barter
- swap
- wrixle

## Derived Forms
- amnioexchange
- anex
- deuteroexchange
- exchangeability
- exchangeable
- exchangee
- exchangeless
- exchanger
- forex
- heteroexchange
- interexchange
- misexchange

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: eschaungen
- Root: eschaungier
- Root: eschanger
- Root: *excambiō
- Root: ex
- Root: cambiō

## Etymology
From Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, Old French eschanger, from the Old French verb eschangier, eschanger (whence modern French échanger), from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Gradually displaced native Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”) and its descendants, wrixle being one of them.

## AI Etymology
Exchange comes from Middle English eschaungen, from Anglo-Norman eschaungier, Old French eschanger, from the Old French verb eschangier, eschanger (whence modern French échanger), from Vulgar Latin *excambiāre (from Latin ex with Late Latin cambiō). Gradually displaced native Old English wrixlan, wixlan (“to change, exchange, reciprocate”) and its descendants, wrixle being one of them.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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